Nereia tropica (W.R.Taylor) W.R.Taylor 1955

Publication Details
Nereia tropica (W.R.Taylor) W.R.Taylor 1955: 74, pl. 5

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1955). Notes on algae from the tropical Atlantic Ocean. IV. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 40: 67-76[-78], Plates I-V.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nereia is Nereia filiformis (J.Agardh) Zanardini.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Stilophora tropica W.R.Taylor

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 November 2021

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Taxonomic note
Kraft (2009) presented arguments in favour of retaining this entity as a entity separate from N. filiformis, contrary to the views expressed by Prud'homme et al. (1994) to create them as conspecific (see Wynne 2011: 113, note 437). - (26 August 2011) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025

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